August, 2014

• 13 August

  Russia, Egypt pledge to expand cooperation

  Russia and Egypt pledged Tuesday to expand cooperation in various spheres as top leaders of the countries met in Sochi. After talks with visiting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al- Sisi, Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters that the Customs Union, a trade bloc grouping Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, was mulling …

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• 13 August

  France calls for broad unity government in Iraq to fight Islamic State

  Iraq needs a “broad unity government” if it is to combat Islamist militants who have seized swathes of territory and are threatening minorities, says French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius. He is in Iraq for crisis talks on the rapid advance of Islamic State (IS). His visit comes after the US …

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• 13 August

  French FM visits Iraq

  French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius urged Iraq’s bickering leaders on Sunday to form an inclusive government capable of countering Islamic State militants advancing through the north of the country.

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• 13 August

  Egypt underlines the need for peace in Libya

  Egypt stressed its rejection of any foreign intervention in its neighbour Libya, during a visit by top Egyptian officials on Sunday. The delegation was headed by Assistant Foreign Minister for Neighbouring Countries Mohamed Badr El-Din Zayed and included the Egyptian Ambassador to Libya Mohamed Abu Bakr and representatives of several …

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• 8 August

  Kerry visits Afghanistan

  Secretary of State John Kerry flew to Kabul Thursday in a surprise visit to meet with the country’s two presidential candidates to help accelerate the ballot auditing process and build upon the political framework for Afghanistan’s future government. A Senior State Department Official told reporters, “We really want to see …

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• 8 August

  Russian rebels claim they shot Ukrainian Mig-29

  Pro-Russian separatists have claimed to have shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 military aircraft east of the country on Thursday. The fighter jet was shot down near the village of Zhdanivka, some 40kms northeast of the city of Donetsk, Russian-owned news agency Interfax-Ukraine reported quoting separatist sources.

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• 8 August

  Russia is considering closing airspace for several countries

  Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev threatened to prevent foreign airplanes from passing through Russia’s airspace. Medvedev warned the US and the European Union against the sanctions imposed over Russia’s economy, noting that his country will have to take anti-sanctions measures, in a statement aired by the Russian television on

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• 8 August

  Libya’s newly elected house calls for ceasefire under UN supervision

  Libya’s newly elected house of representatives on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire under United Nations supervision to end three weeks of clashes among rival armed factions that have killed more than 200 people.

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• 8 August

  Over 25 thousand Iraqis flee from jihadist violence into Turkey

  At least 25,000 Iraqi nationals who have fled from jihadist violence in their homeland are seeking refuge in Turkey, with the number of figures sharply increasing since July as hundreds of thousands of Iraqis suffer at the hands of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

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• 8 August

  Hagel to discuss military projects during India visit

  Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel arrived in India on Thursday to press for a number of new weapons agreements, including a pilot plan for the two nations to jointly develop a next-generation anti-tank missile. The development initiative is part of a broader US effort to improve what has often been a …

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